TI-2025-17914 Aliases CVE-2025-24158 GHSA-48xq-vmgv-hxqw

Cross-site scripting in Apple Safari

LOW 32CWE-79Published 2025-01-27 · Updated 2026-05-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. Processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01357 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Safari (Apple): 18.3iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 18.3+4 more productsRed Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	Safari	before 18.3	18.3	Patch available	CNA
Apple	iOS and iPadOS	before 18.3	18.3	Patch available	CNA
Apple	macOS	before 15.3	15.3	Patch available	CNA
Apple	tvOS	before 18.3	18.3	Patch available	CNA
Apple	visionOS	before 2.3	2.3	Patch available	CNA
Apple	watchOS	before 11.3	11.3	Patch available	CNA

Safari VendorApple Affected before 18.3 Fixed in 18.3 Patch available CNA
iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 18.3 Fixed in 18.3 Patch available CNA
macOS VendorApple Affected before 15.3 Fixed in 15.3 Patch available CNA
tvOS VendorApple Affected before 18.3 Fixed in 18.3 Patch available CNA
visionOS VendorApple Affected before 2.3 Fixed in 2.3 Patch available CNA
watchOS VendorApple Affected before 11.3 Fixed in 11.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::	before 18.3	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 18.3	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 18.3	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos::::::::	before 15.3	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::	before 18.3	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos::::::::	before 2.3	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::	before 11.3	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 18.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.3 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA Safari (Apple) Fixed in 18.3
Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.3
Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 15.3
Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 18.3
Fix · CNA visionOS (Apple) Fixed in 2.3
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.3

Red Hat 3 advisories

RHSA-2025:10364 Released 2025-07-07 · Red Hat rating Important
webkitgtk4 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-2.48.3-2.el7_9 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-devel-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-doc-2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.48.3-2.el7_9
RHSA-2025:2034 Released 2025-03-03 · Red Hat rating Important
webkit2gtk3 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3-2.46.6-1.el8_10, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.46.6-1.el8_10, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.46.6-1.el8_10 +1
RHSA-2023:4201 Released 2023-07-18 · Red Hat rating Important
webkit2gtk3 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) webkit2gtk3-2.38.5-1.el9_2.3, webkit2gtk3-devel-2.38.5-1.el9_2.3, webkit2gtk3-jsc-2.38.5-1.el9_2.3 +1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2025-01-27
Apple iOS and iPadOS 18.3
25 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 4 MEDIUM, 20 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
- TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2025-17910 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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Release · 2025-01-27
Apple macOS 15.3
18 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 16 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17906 Command injection in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2025-17923 Sensitive information in log files in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2025-17918 Out-of-bounds read in Apple SafariPriority LOW 39
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Release · 2025-01-27
Apple visionOS 2.3
18 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 3 MEDIUM, 14 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
- TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2025-17910 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 50
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Release · 2025-01-27
Apple tvOS 18.3
16 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 MEDIUM, 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
- TI-2025-17884 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2025-17887 Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 41
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Release · 2025-01-27
Apple watchOS 11.3
12 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority CRITICAL 100
- TI-2025-17918 Out-of-bounds read in Apple SafariPriority LOW 39
- TI-2025-17882 Apple iOS and iPadOS: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app terminationPriority LOW 38
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Release · 2025-01-27
Apple Safari 18.3
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-17906 Command injection in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2025-17923 Sensitive information in log files in Apple SafariPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2025-17918 Out-of-bounds read in Apple SafariPriority LOW 39
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:2034
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)	Fixed	RHSA-2023:4201
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:10364
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)	Fixed	RHSA-2025:10364

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-24158
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48xq-vmgv-hxqw

References

Advisory 6

TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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